Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ABSTRACT i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii

LIST OF FIGURE ix

LIST OF TABLES xvii

CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1
1.1 Background and importance of creation 1
1.2 Educational Objectives 3
1.3 Scope of study 3
1.4 Stages of Study and Creation 4
1.5 How to proceed with creativity 4
1.6 Expected Benefits 5

CHAPTER 2: Influence gained from fine arts and literature review, portraits 9
2.1 Study of Theories Related to Creativity 9
   2.1.1 Theory 9
2.2 Study of theories related to creativity 23
   2.2.1 Theory of Impressionism 23
   2.2.2 Theory of Parody Art 51
2.3 Analysis of artists’ works and issues related to creators 69
   2.3.1 History of Tang Yunyu 69
   2.3.2 Tang Yunyu’s style, creative process and painting 85
   2.3.3 Analysis of Tang Yunyu’s painting 90
   2.3.4 Analysis of Tang Yunyu’s painting 176
   2.3.5 Painting skills 178
   2.3.6 Painting pigments and colors 180

CHAPTER 3: Creative Process 183
3.1 The process of collecting impressive information from the summary of Tang Yunyu’s work 183
   3.1.1 Carefully read and appreciate Tang Yunyu’s collection of works 183
   3.1.2 Find the most frequently repeated symbols in all Tang Yunyu’s portrait works. 184
   3.1.3 Inspired by Tang Yunyu’s work from point, line surface and color 184
   3.1.4 Understanding the Poetic and Pictorial Meaning in Tang Yunyu’s Works 184
   3.1.5 Compare and contrast the ideas presented with other sources during fieldwork 185
   3.1.6 Critical thinking of Tang Yunyu’s work 185
   3.1.7 The Shanghai style in Tang Yunyu’s work 186
3.2 The process of making the structure of the image from conveying imagination 186
   3.2.1 Conceptualization 186
   3.2.2 Sketching 187
   3.2.3 Refinement 187
   3.2.4 Review and Feedback 188
   3.2.5 Finalization 188
3.3 Steps to create a painting 188
   3.3.1 Research and Conceptualization 188
   3.3.2 Planning and Preparation 189
   3.3.3 Prepare the surface 189
   3.3.4 Execution 189
   3.3.5 Paint with color 190
   3.3.6 Analysis and Reflection 190
   3.3.7 Presentation and Documentation 190
3.4 Procedures for presentations in public areas (exhibitions) 191

CHAPTER 4: Analysis of Tang Yunyu’s portrait works and creative scripts 193
4.1 Summary of creative characteristics 193
4.2 Inspiration 194
   4.2.1 Points 194
   4.2.2 Lines 196
   4.2.3 Colors 197
   4.2.4 Shapes, Form 203
   4.2.5 Texture 205
   4.2.6 Space 206
   4.2.7 Tone 207
   4.2.8 Balance 208
   4.2.9 Harmony 209
   4.2.10 Contrast 211
   4.2.11 Unity 211
   4.2.12 Proportion 212
4.3 Past creative works before the study 214
   4.3.1 Analyse the summary of all past works (11 pieces) 215
   4.3.2 Summarise past creative works before the study 249
4.4 Creative work during the study 252
   4.4.1 Analyse the summary of all works during the past study (18 pieces) 252
   4.4.2 Summary of the creative works during the past study 307
4.5 Creative work summary 309
   4.5.1 Analyse the summary of all works (2 pieces) 309
   4.5.2 Summary of the creative works during the past study 316
4.6 Summary of the concepts obtained from the study of creativity 317

CHAPTER 5: Conclusion 321
5.1 Summary of Tang Yunyu 321
   5.1.1 Background Research Summary 322
   5.1.2 Technical Research Summary 322
   5.1.3 Drawing style research summary 322
   5.1.4 Summary of the Status of Art History 323
5.2 Summary of the Creative Research Period Inspired by Tang Yunyu’s 323
   5.2.1 Women’s Identity Transformation 323
   5.2.2 Inheritance and Innovation of Art Forms 323
   5.2.3 Formation of Personal Style 324
5.3 Suggestions and Future Work 324
   5.3.1 Shortcomings in the Research Process 324
   5.3.2 Future Improvements 325

Appendix 327
Reference 329